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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-madinah and Meccah

Richard Francis Burton

Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821 w 1890) was an English explorer,
translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, ethnologist, linguist, poet,
hypnotist, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and
explorations within Asia and Africa as well as his extraordinary
knowledge of languages and cultures. According to one count, he spoke 29
European, Asian, and African languages.

Burton's best-known achievements include traveling in disguise to Mecca,
The Book of One Thousand Nights and A Night, an unexpurgated translation
of One Thousand and One Nights, bringing the Kama Sutra to publication
in English, and journeying with John Hanning Speke as the first
Europeans led by Africa's greatest explorer guide, Sidi Mubarak Bombay,
utilizing route information by Indian and Omani merchants who traded in
the region, to visit the Great Lakes of Africa in search of the source
of the Nile. Burton extensively criticized colonial policies (to the
detriment of his career) in his works and letters. He was a prolific and
erudite author and wrote numerous books and scholarly articles about
subjects including human behavior, travel, fencing, sexual practices,
and ethnography. A unique feature of his books is the copious footnotes
and appendices containing remarkable observations and unexpurgated
information.

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"A Sheikh and his son entering Cairo on their return from a pilgrimage to Mecca"
by Robert Dowling (1874)

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